Heavens Above: Interactive Astronomical Events
Track visible satellites, comets, meteor showers, astronauts, and other astronomical events for any location with Heavens Above's interactive sky charts and calendars, tailored to your user experience.
What is Heavens Above?
Heavens Above is a popular website used by astronomy enthusiasts to find information about visible satellites, comets, meteor showers, astronauts on the International Space Station, and other astronomical events customizable to the user's location. The interactive user-friendly interface allows users to simply enter their location to generate customized sky charts and calendars for their night sky.
Some key features of Heavens Above include:
- Detailed visibility information for satellites like the ISS, Hubble, GPS, and more
- Sky charts highlighting the expected paths of satellites, comets, meteors and other celestial objects
- Calendar showing the times and directions to see astronomical events from the user's location
- A database of satellite information including orbital elements and expected brightness
- Simulators to predict the trajectories of satellites and debris
- Photo gallery showcasing images captured by astronomical satellites
- Notifications for upcoming phenomena like eclipses, supermoons, or bright satellite passes
With constantly-updated data and an active user community and forums, Heavens Above aims to allow astronomy novices and experts alike to better appreciate and capture exciting cosmic events happening overhead.